- In October, 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression, following the birth of her 7th child, Matthew, on July 6, 1999. She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return. Osmond said she basically gave the baby, and credit card, to her babysitter, got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her. She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone.
- Her son, Michael Blosil, killed himself by leaping to his death on February 26, 2010 in Los Angeles.
- Has five adopted children.
- Rejected the roles of "Violet" in Pretty Baby (1978), "Emmeline Lestrange" in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and "Jade Butterfield" in Endless Love (1981). All of the three roles went to Brooke Shields.
- Sister of Alan Osmond, Donny Osmond, Jay Osmond, James A. Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Virl Osmond, Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond. All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris.
- Co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider, of Children's Miracle Network, a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fund raising history, it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983, 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment, research and assistance, benefiting children's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1989, the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious Roy Acuff Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children.
- Fainted onstage during ABC's October 22nd (2007) live broadcast of Dancing with the Stars (2005), but quickly recovered. She explained on-air, "Once in a while that happens to me when I get winded. I stop breathing".
- Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease (1978) on "moral grounds".
- (May 23, 2019) Welcomed her fourth grandchild - a baby girl born to her daughter Brianna and her husband Dave Schwep - and expecting another grandson from her daughter Rachael in July.
- Spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Lost her grandmother, mother and father to heart disease.
- The Osmonds were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Has 8 grandchildren.
- Children: Stephen Blosil (aka Stephen James Craig) (b. April 20, 1983 - father is first husband Steve Craig), Jessica Marie (b. December 17, 1987), Rachael Lauren (b. August 19, 1989), Michael Brian (b. May 4, 1991 - February 26, 2010), Brandon Warren (b. November 1996), Brianna Patricia-Lynne (b. November 19, 1997), Matthew Richard (b. July 6, 1998) and Abigail Olive May (b. September 5, 2002).
- On April 29, 2009, Marie revealed that her eldest daughter, Jessica, was a lesbian and had been living with her girlfriend for the past three years in Los Angeles.
- Release of her book, "Might As Well Laugh About It Now" by Marie with Marcia Wilkie. (April 2009)
- Was on Broadways "Anna and the King".
- He is of English, Welsh, Scottish, one eighth Danish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, German, and Dutch ancestry.
- She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video.
- In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. It has become QVC's top selling doll line, has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry, and has moved into the retail and direct response markets. She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair. In 1998, she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC.
- Release of her book, "Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression" by Marie with Marcia Wilkie and 'Judith Moore'. (2001)
- Performing at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas with her brother Donny. (May 2011)
- Born on her father's 42nd birthday. The story goes that George Osmond had to take a long walk on the hospital grounds, so overwhelmed learning that he had a daughter after having fathered 7 sons.
- Announced UK and Christmas tour with brother Donny (July 2012)
- Release of new Donny and Marie album. Currently doing talk shows and CD signings to promote CD. (May 2011)
- Best friends with Darla Sperry, since 1980. They were dating each other's future husbands.
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Rehearsing for her new talk show "Marie" for the Hallmark channel. (July 2012)
- Just celebrated her 12th anniversary of creating/ designing dolls with the QVC network (August 2003)
- Release of the book, "Donny and Marie" by Patricia Mulrooney Eldred. (1978)
- Daughter of George Osmond and Olive Osmond.
- Daughter Rachael has announced her engagement.
- Music is medicine CD was released April 2016 and is doing very well.
- She was a close childhood friend of Shawn Ora Engemann.
- Dated Brett Hudson (The Hudson Brothers) when she was 16. In 2019, during her tenure as a co-host of " The Talk," Marie fondly recalled Brett as her first boyfriend and first kiss.
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